Don't Write Like a NYT Bestseller

When my professor told me this, idk whether it was a compliment or not. Due to minoring in , and film in undergrad, I will take what I can get.

To Write Critically, You Must Read Critically

Knocking the door down, I am relearning how to write. Remember when I started the program they told me to learn how to read (what to read, what order, and skimming). Now it is dropping the provocativeness and speaking clearly and concisely. "But it gets the people going " is the reaction I had too.

Leave room for maybes

As much as I want to drop the mic and say 'period' without the 'pooh', scientific writing has to leave room for possibilities. Everything is about probability. Allow yourself to leave room for God's plan.

Do all that is within your power to make room for God's plan, not just so that it's clear to you but also so that your heart can be positioned in such as way that God's plan is acceptable to you. - Sarah Jakes Roberts (SJR)

To write we have to understand the information. Knowing the strengths and weaknesses of others shall guide us to learn our strengths and weaknesses. Not to just know but to improve on. Just maybe I learned to start the paragraph with Dennis and colleagues (2000) so that I don't have to keep repeating myself. To transform my writing and accept God's gifts I have to be willing to have hope in myself. SJR said, "God helps those that hope themselves". Hope is more than a mere occurrence but possibly a transformation we want to experience. Or a psychologist would say, in my opinion, hope isn't a wish, it's a continuous destination we are always working towards. The relevance of my foot tat always comes back up... pray then move your feet. In a doctorate student's case, pray then read and write on repeat.

Writing For Psychology: Harvard

Xoxo, NYT retired best seller, Miss Possibilities, and 19th week Ph.D. Student